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Montenegro vs San Marino
Side-by-side comparison of Montenegro and San Marino from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Montenegro
Europe & Central Asia · nation age 20 years
San Marino
Europe & Central Asia · nation age 783 years
In short
San Marino scores 69.7 in the NationsTree Index (37th in the world) and Montenegro scores 53.5 (74th), a gap of 16.2 points. Their trees are 2.8 m and 1.1 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Montenegro has 18 times the population of San Marino. Montenegro is 227 times larger than San Marino by land area. Montenegro has an economy 8.3 times the size of San Marino (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Montenegro 623,129 and San Marino 34,109 (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $78,810 in San Marino and $35,423 in Montenegro (2025, international dollars). People in San Marino live on average 7.9 years longer (85.8 vs 77.9 years).
Of 26 indicators reported by both countries, Montenegro ranks higher in the world on 3 and San Marino on 23. Montenegro is clearly stronger in science & innovation, environment & energy and natural resources. San Marino is clearly stronger in main industries, infrastructure & digital and institutions & safety.
As a nation, San Marino is the older of the two (statehood since 1243, 783 years), compared with Montenegro (since 2006). Over the last five years San Marino improved faster (direction score 94 vs 79 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Montenegro and San Marino.
Montenegro
-4.3%
139th of 192
San Marinobetter
0.6%
31st of 192
Safely managed drinking waterInfrastructure & digital
Montenegro
85.5%
69th of 150
San Marinobetter
100.0%
11th of 150
Political stabilityInstitutions & safety
Montenegro
73.5
83rd of 207
San Marinobetter
90.6
7th of 207
Secondary enrolmentSociety & health
Montenegrobetter
93.9%
85th of 173
San Marino
60.4%
146th of 173
Life expectancySociety & health
Montenegro
77.9
75th of 217
San Marinobetter
85.8
2nd of 217
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
San Marino overtook Montenegro in the NationsTree Index in 2011 and has stayed ahead since.
San Marino has been ahead of Montenegro in GDP per person (PPP) in every year since 1997.
Montenegro has been ahead of San Marino in GDP (PPP) in every year since 1997.
San Marino has been ahead of Montenegro in life expectancy in every year since 1990.
Montenegro has been ahead of San Marino in population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
MontenegroSan Marino All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Montenegro | San Marino |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 13,883157th/216 · 2024 | 61210th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 13,450157th/216 · 2024 | 61208th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 623,129169th/217 · 2025 | 34,109213th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | -0.06%175th/217 · 2025 | 0.39%149th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 46.4157th/216 · 2024 | 555.220th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 65.6%105th/217 · 2025 | 97.2%14th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 17.9%142nd/217 · 2025 | 11.9%210th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 18.3%46th/217 · 2025 | 23.1%12th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $9.23 bn155th/210 · 2025 | $2.03 bn188th/210 · 2023 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $22.07 bn152nd/199 · 2025 | $2.67 bn182nd/199 · 2023 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $18.01 bn152nd/199 · 2025 | $2.40 bn182nd/199 · 2023 |
| GDP per person USD | $14,81787th/210 · 2025 | $59,87125th/210 · 2023 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $35,42373rd/199 · 2025 | $78,81021st/199 · 2023 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $14,15079th/201 · 2025 | $53,91026th/201 · 2023 |
| GDP growth % | 2.7%125th/210 · 2025 | 0.4%190th/210 · 2023 |
| Inflation % | 3.9%120th/180 · 2025 | 2.3%68th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 13.6%169th/187 · 2025 | — |
| Central government debt % of GDP | — | 99.9%48th/55 · 2023 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 63.5%121st/189 · 2025 | 59.8%114th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -4.3%139th/192 · 2025 | 0.6%31st/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 3.4%123rd/197 · 2025 | 0.0%197th/197 · 2023 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 11.3%178th/200 · 2025 | 35.8%27th/200 · 2023 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 3.3%167th/192 · 2024 | 31.8%4th/192 · 2023 |
| Services % of GDP | 63.4%65th/200 · 2025 | 56.9%110th/200 · 2023 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $3.70 bn140th/182 · 2025 | $3.77 bn139th/182 · 2023 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $6.07 bn136th/182 · 2025 | $3.14 bn151st/182 · 2023 |
| Exports % of GDP | 40.1%82nd/183 · 2025 | 186.0%3rd/183 · 2023 |
| Imports % of GDP | 65.7%44th/183 · 2025 | 155.0%3rd/183 · 2023 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 105.8%54th/183 · 2025 | 341.0%3rd/183 · 2023 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 23.8%35th/170 · 2025 | — |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 36.9%82nd/171 · 2025 | — |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 18.6%79th/171 · 2025 | — |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 14.5%33rd/171 · 2025 | — |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 14.5%49th/168 · 2024 | — |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -20.6%183rd/191 · 2025 | 17.1%9th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 7.3%27th/196 · 2025 | -0.9%185th/196 · 2023 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 0.6%125th/209 · 2021 | 0.0%187th/209 · 2020 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 | — |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 | — |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.14%26th/195 · 2021 | — |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.01%80th/209 · 2021 | 0.00%91st/209 · 2020 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.48%70th/209 · 2021 | 0.00%183rd/209 · 2020 |
| Arable land % of land area | 0.7%192nd/206 · 2024 | 20.5%54th/206 · 2024 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 351,000136th/194 · 2020 | 1.9 m72nd/194 · 2019 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $180.0 m131st/175 · 2020 | — |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 14.4%43rd/168 · 2020 | — |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 77.975th/217 · 2024 | 85.82nd/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 2.46th/196 · 2024 | 1.31st/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 2.7866th/174 · 2023 | 4.6314th/174 · 2023 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.842nd/145 · 2022 | 3.42014 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 81%142nd/193 · 2024 | 88%117th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 96.1%23rd/153 · 2020 | 87.7%57th/153 · 2022 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 93.9%85th/173 · 2023 | 60.4%146th/173 · 2024 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 56.4%2014 | — |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 28.7%43rd/217 · 2025 | 35.6%15th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 9.7%33rd/193 · 2023 | 6.6%94th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 98.5%2018 | 99.9%4th/98 · 2022 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 55.2%67th/150 · 2023 | 57.5%65th/150 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.86248th/193 · 2023 | 0.91529th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 34.356th/108 · 2021 | — |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 2.5%66th/108 · 2021 | — |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 85.5%69th/150 · 2024 | 100.0%11th/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 50.9%83rd/144 · 2024 | 90.2%36th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 88.9%65th/186 · 2024 | 97.4%14th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 2223rd/210 · 2024 | 12089th/210 · 2022 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 32.350th/208 · 2024 | 35.841st/208 · 2022 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.5085th/164 · 2022 | — |
| Rail lines route-km | 25081st/82 · 2019 | — |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 379,068119th/161 · 2023 | — |
| Environment & energy | ||
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 39.6%60th/212 · 2021 | — |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 18.5104th/200 · 2023 | 12.764th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 61.5%30th/214 · 2024 | 16.3%142nd/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 1,76564th/149 · 2024 | — |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 62.065th/205 · 2025 | 70.146th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 49.688th/207 · 2025 | 71.828th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 62.188th/207 · 2025 | 82.421st/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 73.583rd/207 · 2025 | 90.67th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 59.179th/205 · 2025 | 70.140th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 65.077th/205 · 2025 | 80.522nd/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 0.829th/145 · 2023 | 3.62002 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $176.5 m131st/156 · 2025 | — |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 1.9%70th/156 · 2025 | — |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 4.4%98th/154 · 2025 | — |
| Armed forces personnel people | 12,000124th/170 · 2020 | — |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 4.66%5th/168 · 2020 | — |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 1.0 m150th/163 · 2025 | — |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 4.0 m51st/65 · 2022 | — |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.36%2019 | — |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 1593rd/137 · 2024 | 1299th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 255119th/197 · 2023 | 20173rd/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Montenegro or San Marino?
Montenegro has the larger population: 623,129 (2025) compared with 34,109 for San Marino (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Montenegro or San Marino?
Montenegro is larger: 13,883 km² (2024) compared with 61 km² for San Marino (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Montenegro or San Marino?
Montenegro has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $22.07 bn intl. (2025) compared with $2.67 bn intl. for San Marino (2023). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Montenegro or San Marino?
San Marino has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $78,810 intl. (2023) compared with $35,423 intl. for Montenegro (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Montenegro or San Marino?
San Marino has the higher life expectancy at birth: 85.8 years (2024) compared with 77.9 years for Montenegro (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Montenegro or San Marino?
San Marino: 69.7 points (37th in the world); Montenegro: 53.5 points (74th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Montenegro vs San Marino — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/montenegro-vs-san-marino. Data as of 26 October 2026.